TuneTracker 2 Documentation Now Online.
Aug 15, 2003 04:00 UTC, by Chris Simmons, Senior Journalist
From the man-on-the-street department...

I was in BeShare a few days ago, and Dane Scott from BeOS Radio dropped by to let people know that the complete documentation for Tunetracker 2 is now online.
 
Being one of the few long-running ventures using BeOS exclusively, it was nice to once again see that more progress has been made, this time in the form of an online User's Guide. I had a chance to speak with Dane for a few minutes, so I asked him three questions, which he promptly replied:
 
TBJ: How significant is the step of putting online the documentation for TuneTracker 2? Does this mean it's nearly wrapped up and ready for retail release?
 
Yes, we're nearly out the door at this point. A couple final weeks of hammering and looking for any potential problems (we're not finding any, to speak of, at this point), and then we're going to ship. The docs are always a big job, so I've been hammering on them for a couple months now.
 
TBJ: How much feedback (both positive and negative) have you received since you announced TuneTracker 2 last June, 2002?
 
We haven't really gotten much in the way of negative feedback. That was a really stable release. Most of what we've been hearing have been calls for the kinds of features found in radio automation systems used at commercial radio stations, so that was what prompted the upcoming release, TuneTracker 2 Pro.
 
In particular, there was a great cry for the ability to interface with commercial scheduling software, also known as "traffic software." There have also been requests for some other features we plan to introduce later, including interfacing with satelite-based programming that requires reception and interpretation of tones sent by the satelite, intended to cause the local automation to start up audio events, etc.
 
TBJ: What is next for TuneTracker 2 Pro once it has been released, besides sales?
 
We'll be working a lot with engineering firms and independent engineers who either sell to small commercial stations or who help small stations with their setup and technical engineering. We'll advocate the new version to our current owners, many of whom will benefit by upgrading to Pro due to its increased accuracy and new features.
 
We'll also be working on the next phase, involving satellite interaction and audio switching. Then, later, we have some exciting things planned for TuneTracker's user interface including drag-and-drop log editing.
 
We'd like to thank Dane for his time, and wish him more success with such an aptly suited product.